Tracie Renee (she/her) is a librarian, a Publishers Weekly book reviewer, and a BOTN-nominated writer who lives and dreams in sort-of Chicago. Her poem, “Pre-Existing Conditions,” recently earned second place in the 2025 Passionfruit Poetry Prize competition. Find Tracie in HAD, Orange Blossom Review, on Bluesky (@tracierenee.bsky.social) and at https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee.